Necessary Roughness is the debut and so far only official studio album from the American hip-hop artist, The Lady of Rage. The album was released on June 24, 1997. Necessary Roughness was largely produced by Daz Dillinger, with contributions from Easy Mo Bee and DJ Premier. The album it peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200 on July 12, 1997. Necessary Roughness was the last Death Row Records album to be distributed by Interscope.
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No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Riot (Intro)" | 2:51 | |
2. | "Necessary Roughness" | Easy Mo Bee | 4:45 |
3. | "Big Bad Lady" (featuring 2Pac & Kevin Vernando) | Daz Dillinger | 5:12 |
4. | "Sho' Shot" | Sean "Barney" Thomas | 4:29 |
5. | "No Shorts" | Daz Dillinger | 4:00 |
6. | "Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That) [Remix]" | Daz Dillinger | 5:04 |
7. | "Raw Deal" | Daz Dillinger, Tyrone Wrice (co-producer) | 5:27 |
8. | "Breakdown" | Easy Mo Bee | 4:31 |
9. | "Rough Rugged & Raw" (featuring Daz Dillinger & Snoop Doggy Dogg) | Reg Flair | 4:05 |
10. | "Super Supreme" | Kenny Parker | 4:17 |
11. | "Some Shit" | DJ Premier | 3:08 |
12. | "Microphone Pon Cok" (featuring Madd 1) | DJ Premier | 4:15 |
13. | "Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That)" | Lady of Rage, Daz Dillinger | 3:58 |
14. | "Confessions" | Lady of Rage, Soopafly (co-producer) | 5:34 |
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[2] | 32 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 7 |
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